and should be educational. aarp-wisconsin has over 800,000 members in the state and over 37 million members nationwide and we are pleased to join in sponsoring the 2012 u.s. senate debate. aarp has a 25-year history of nonpartisan voter education and voter engagement. we appreciate you joining us this evening. and please visit www. earntosay.org to find more information about candidates and the issues this election season. >> at w.p.s. health insurance, we've been ensuring wisconsin's health since 1946 and in that time have seen our society and government face growing challenges, especially in health care and health insurance, like ralph and sam, we hope our sponsorship of this u.s. senate debate will help you gain a better understanding of how each of these candidates will represent us and govern our nation. please join us in watching the debate and in thinking about the future. then make your voice heard by voting on tuesday, november 6. >> the format for tonight's debate will allow for each candidate to make